We get asked this question a lot – “Can I train my staff when I get back to work?” Or, “My spa director wants me to attend class so that I can train the employees everything I learned!” Long story short – you cannot teach the work you learn in our classes UNLESS you are accepted into our instructor training…
Ashiatsu Weight Limits? Not Exactly. One of the most common questions we hear is: “Is there a weight limit for giving barefoot massage?” The short answer: not really — but there are limits to control, safety, and mechanics. Old Rules vs. Modern Reality When Ashiatsu was first taught in the U.S., equipment was different and training was shorter. To keep…
You need to have an ashiatsu massage table that will hold your body weight, plus your heaviest client, plus a few hundred extra pounds breathing room within the working weight capacity of that table. DO YOU HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL SUPPORT THIS WORK? We ~tend to~ recommend the Earthlite Ellora or the Earthlite Spirit – or something comparable. No…
We will thoroughly discuss ashiatsu contraindications for your clients in every FasciAshi class. We aim to maintain a safe learning environment for everyone, to massage ethically, and to ensure that every attendee in class gets to experience what the work feels like. As such, there are some ashiatsu contraindications, health cautions and concerns that students need to consider for themselves.…
Do you need to be a Licensed Massage Therapist to learn FasciAshi? Yes. Attendees in our courses MUST be Licensed Massage Therapists who are legally eligible to provide paid, professional therapeutic massage therapy services to the public in accordance with the laws in their state. Since we are massage therapy educators, we are here to “solely” teach massage therapists. The…
In this Tuesday Toesday tip, we’ll show you how to add in a delightfully warm pillow to enhance your barefoot or hands-on massage. It’s perfect for the winter or even if you keep air conditioning running in your massage room year ’round. Items needed (in addition to your massage table and all that jazz): ❀ an inexpensive heating pad. I actually…
What to Know Before You Sign Up for FasciAshi Training Back in 2018, Jeni and Mary-Claire joined Allissa Haines of Massage Business Blueprint for a podcast episode called “What to Know Before Taking a Massage CE Class”. (It’s sadly since been archived when that podcast was retired, and all interviews were removed from the web, as far as we can…
Our FasciAshi Range of Motion (ROM) class is where stretch therapy meets ashiatsu massage. There is a growing presence of ‘stretch providers’ in the massage therapy, yoga and personal trainer industries, possibly due to the evolving understanding of the properties of fascia. The public is noticing more and more that a movement practice of some kind is essential to a healthy body – and some are turning to their massage therapists for help.
The human population is becoming more and more sedentary.
The leading cause of disability is musculoskeletal pain, and over 80% of acute and chronic injuries are caused by the body not moving properly. (I should know, I just spent a day on the couch writing this blog post!!) One goal of stretch therapy and movement re-education is to make the client more aware of their habits of movement and more comfortable in his or her body with less compensation.
We all need varying movement to maintain healthy tissue hydration, regeneration, and repair. Motion is lotion, no matter what lifestyle you live. The smooth moves we teach in the FasciAshi ROM class could be just the thing that your clients are ACHING to try!
Range of Motion (ROM) / Stretch Therapy: This class teaches barefoot practitioners how to combine compressive massage with active and resisted movement to build mobility, stability, and strength—without strain. Using overhead bars and the FasciAshi strap for balance, therapists guide supported motion through the limbs, integrating graded resistance, proprioceptive cueing, and mindful pacing to retrain the nervous system’s sense of…
The FasciAshi IntermediateFasciAshi Intermediate class builds on your barefoot massage foundation by teaching you to apply effective, sustained pressure to the anterior and lateral body. Working with clients in supine and side-lying positions, you will access often-neglected fascial regions using supported holds and angled vectors through techniques that decompress joints, restore movement, and reduce nervous system guarding. Emphasizing the principle…